Archives for
2010

While the news of Simon Cowell leaving American Idol didn't break on Twitter first, it certainly caused a flurry of Twitter reactions from die-hard show fans and Idol non-supporters alike. Crimson Hexagon looked at the sentiment of 1,500 opinion twee...

Facebook is testing out a new feature that lets you identify strangers who attempt to friend you, according to a report published today by the Inside Facebook blog. Facebook confirmed it's testing the feature in an email to Mashable. Ever encountered...

Twitter's growth has stalled for yet another month, according to new numbers from Compete and Quantcast. In fact, Twitter.com's traffic peaked in July 2009 and hasn't reached that level since. According to web analytics firm Compete, Twitter's U.S. t...

Now that the Nexus One has been revealed and the Android-based smartphones are beginning to ship worldwide, it's time to evaluate whether the Google Phone really can stand up to the giant that is Apple's iPhone, specifically the 3GS. From our tests o...

After discussing plans on Facebook to blow up their school by igniting the gas line, four New Jersey high school students were taken into custody and charged with creating a false public alarm, making terroristic threats and conspiracy. NBC reports t...

The Apple Tablet rumor mill is warming up for what seems to be one of the biggest launches in Apple's history, second perhaps only to the unveiling of the iPhone. This morning, we're greeted by two interesting rumors. First, TG Daily claims that an "...

Nexus One is a great phone, and one of the best Android-based handsets on the market. But Google's strategy of selling it directly through its website brings a couple of unwanted side effects. First, if that $530 price for the unsubsidized, unlocked ...

Though Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says that public is the new “social norm,” many members who use the social network for professional and business reasons have lost the ability to conduct certain actions privately as a result of changes made to...

Mobile analytics firm Flurry just raised $7 million in a Series B funding round. Mobile analytics firms are a hot commodity right now, with both AdMob and Quattro getting acquired by Google and Apple respectively in the last 60 days. Flurry, whose st...

Buses, cars, planes and now even Amtrak trains offer Wi-Fi for web work or play during travel. Amtrak has just confirmed that they will be providing free wireless Internet access on trains. The company is in the process of reviewing free Wi-Fi trials...

Imagine this: You're strolling virtually through your favorite Google Street View destination, when suddenly you notice an animated ad on one of the billboards beside the street. "Buy product X," it beckons you, replacing the obsolete ad that was ori...

If you're a fan of the TV show Glee, you can start jumping (or singing) for joy: Fox has officially renewed the series for a second season. Not only that, but Glee will be going on a nationwide casting search next month that will include an Internet ...

Ever wanted to use your Google account as a storage system? Now you can. Google has announced that it will be rolling out a new feature to Google Docs over the next few weeks: the ability to upload files of any type to store in Google Docs. For years...

Vudu is in “meaningful” acquisition discussions with a potential buyer: superstore retail chain Walmart, according to Peter Kafka at All Things Digital Vudu is an HD-streaming and DVD movie and TV show rental service that's a cross between Netflix an...

Facebook has just rolled out the ability for users to reply to comments through e-mail, a feature it began testing last month. The feature is straightforward. Anytime you get a notification e-mail about a comment on a status update, a photo or a wall...

Soren Gordhamer is the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conference, which brings together staff from tech companies with neuroscientists, Zen teachers, and others to explore living wisely in our modern age. Mashable readers can use code 'Mashable' for a d...

Loopt, the location-based mobile application that was a precursor to Foursquare, reports that Starbucks is sitting pretty at the top of the checkin food chain in 2010. Loopt did some creative manipulation of its wealth of place data and put together ...

British Sri Lankan music artist M.I.A.'s next big single will be called "Down Like Your Internet Connection," a song about arguing with Verizon tech support to get her cable Internet and wireless up and running. M.I.A. has been known to tech geeks fo...

If you take a picture of your empty cupholder and tweet it @DentyneGum via TwitPic with the hashtag #emptycupholder, Dentyne will send you a free "limited edition" bottle of gum. Although there have been Twitter promotions from many companies before ...

Avatar may be one of the biggest grossing movies of all time, but it's got a lot of fans feeling super blue (pun wholly intended). CNN just came out with an extremely detailed report on the intense depression that Avatar is causing among a certain se...

The ongoing saga revolving around NBC’s late night lineup took a sharp turn toward its climax this afternoon, with Conan O’Brien issuing a statement to tell “people of earth” that he will resign as host of The Tonight Show if it’s moved to a later ti...

It's hip to be square. Foursquare, that is. The esteemed academic institution Harvard has partnered with Foursquare to create a campus-based game that rewards students with badges and points for exploring the school and surrounding places of interest...

Virtualization software maker VMware has just acquired Zimbra, an open-source alternative to the popular Microsoft Exchange. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, although the price is likely much lower than the original $350 million Yahoo paid f...

Clay McDaniel is the principal and co-founder of social media marketing agency, Spring Creek Group. Find him via @springcreekgrp on Twitter. One of the best ways to drive engagement and build word of mouth traffic about your brand is to run a contest...

The Star Trek fan's equivalent of World of Warcraft is now playable thanks to an open beta test -- and you don't even have to spend $60 to buy the game as long as you can put up with a few bugs. While Star Trek had become a struggling franchise in re...

This little gem -- which makes creative use of the YouTube Doubler Beta -- has been making its way across the illustrious interwebs today: birds totally jamming together to create a truly epic metal song. What do you get when you cross a percussionis...

In a lengthy blog post today, Google announced that it would no longer censor its Chinese search engine, even if it means pulling out of China entirely. This comes in the wake of a wide-ranging attack on its infrastructure targeting Chinese human rig...

Has Twitter’s growth really stopped, as we postulated yesterday? Not so fast says Twitter CEO Evan Williams. In a tweet this evening, Williams says, “Across all metrics that matter, yesterday was Twitter's highest-usage day ever (and today will be bi...

Google dropped a bombshell today, declaring that it won't censor Chinese search results after sophisticated attacks on the Gmail accounts of Chinese human activists. This opens the door not only for China to kick Google out of its country, but for a ...

Google’s well-known corporate motto of “don’t be evil” has become a bit of a punchline in recent times. It's no longer a case of the innocent David against the ruthless Goliath (Microsoft). In fact, many have taken a more watchful eye toward the sear...

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